The AlphaLite Cutlery by Sea to Summit are durable, hard anodized aircraft grade aluminum utensils combined with a sleek yet strong shape to create an amazingly lightweight utensil for camping and backpacking.

By hard anodizing the aluminum it forms a kind of 'exoskeleton', so the shape of the utensils can be slimmer and lighter. This hardened "shell" also encapsulates the aluminum, so there is NO risk of the alloy "leaching" onto food.

Each peice is a unique addition to your camping and backpacking stovesets. The long handled spoon design is perfect for eating out of individual camp food packets or for using tall pots now popular with Jetboil shape stove/pot kits. The Short Spoon is ultra light and perfect for backpacking.

What’s in MY pack? Backpacking gear lists from a Great Smoky Mountains overnighter"Ever since we published a series of backpacking gear lists this spring (an ultralight backpacking gear list, a traditional backpacking gear list and a beginner’s backpacking gear list) several blog readers have contacted me to ask which of those items I personally carry. After all, it’s one thing to compile lists of suggested backpacking gear, and another thing entirely to disclose exactly what I take on the trail. Well, what better way to follow up those gear lists, and answer that question, than with another gear list?"